Sake Pilgrimage · 酒蔵巡礼JA
Iyo Province · 伊予国
奉醸 伊予国川之江 梅錦 金賞 常連 創業 明治五年 — Founded 1872 — 全国新酒鑑評会 金賞常連 令和八年皐月吉日 大吟 伊予
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Umenishiki

— The Plum Brocade of Iyo —
Audio Guide
Umenishiki — One Minute of Stillness
A century and a half of award-winning craft on Shikoku's north coast
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Drink across from the Inland Sea if you can — the salt air completes the bottle.
Soul of the Kura
Iyo — the old name for Ehime —
sits between the Inland Sea and the rugged spine of Shikoku.
A province of pilgrims, sailors, mandarin orchards, and warriors.

Umenishiki has brewed here since 1872,
drawing on hard mountain water from the Hojigatake range.
Refined, balanced, generous —
the brewery that has won more All-Japan New Sake gold
than almost any other on Shikoku.
Characteristics
Founded 1872 in Shikokuchūō, Ehime — Japan's papermaking capital,
facing the Seto Inland Sea.
Brewed with mountain water from Mt. Hojigatake.
Repeatedly awarded gold at the All-Japan New Sake Awards;
refined, balanced, generous — built for fish from both
the Inland Sea and the Pacific.
Operates a quietly popular sake-themed restaurant on-site.
Reasons to Visit
Tasting Etiquette
  1. Try the daiginjo cool, the junmai warm.
    Umenishiki's range covers both ends of temperature beautifully.
  2. Pair with white-fleshed fish.
    Tai (sea bream) and hirame (flatfish) flatter the brewery best.
  3. Reserve the on-site restaurant in advance.
    Tables fill weeks ahead, especially weekends.
  4. Take home a bottle from the brewery shop.
    Limited reserve labels exist nowhere else.
  5. Visit Oyamazumi Jinja first if traveling north.
    Pilgrimage in the morning; tasting in the afternoon.
Visit & Tasting
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Address
1133-3 Kanagasaki, Shikokuchūō-shi, Ehime 799-0413
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Access
JR Yosan Line → Iyomishima Station → 10 min taxi
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Hours
10:00–17:00 (restaurant 11:00–14:00)
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Closed
Mondays
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Tasting
Paid tasting · restaurant on-site
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Reservation
Restaurant by reservation
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English
Limited
— Facilities —
🅿️ParkingYes
🚻RestroomYes
🍱RestaurantReserve
🏷️ShopYes
🗺 Directions 🌐 Official Site 📍 Open in Maps 📜 All Breweries
※ Hours, fees and contact details may change seasonally — please confirm on the brewery's official site before your visit.
Signature Labels
Umenishiki Junmai Daiginjo Complete the Sake Journey

Arrange your visit to Umenishiki — stay nearby, get there, taste with a guide, or take a bottle home.

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Junmai Daiginjo · 40% polish · gold medal regular
The flagship. Refined, layered, gracefully balanced — Shikoku's most decorated daiginjo.
Umenishiki Tokubetsu Junmai
Tokubetsu Junmai · everyday face
A wider, food-friendlier sister bottle. Soft umami, fish-loving, the Iyo home table standard.
Umenishiki Sakura Black
Junmai Ginjo · charcoal-filtered black bottle
A modern stylish release in a black bottle. Cool, dry, slightly austere — built for restaurant lists abroad.
Recommended Pairings
Pair With Pilgrimage
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Ichinomiya of Iyo Province
★ Kami of Warriors

Oyamazumi Jinja

大 山 祇 神 社

The first-rank shrine of ancient Iyo, on Omishima Island in the Inland Sea.
Enshrines Ōyamazumi-no-Kami, kami of mountains, the sea, and warriors.
Its treasure hall holds 80% of Japan's surviving National Treasure armour and swords —
offerings from samurai across history seeking the kami's protection.
Cross by Shimanami Kaido bridge, then return for a bottle at sundown.

Visit the Shrine →
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